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Albany Law School

In research, Albany Law School stands highest in Social Sciences (#8,557 of 16,945 worldwide), Social Sciences (#7,987 of 10,206 worldwide) and Political Science and International Relations (#2,248 of 2,376 worldwide), over all time.

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World rank, all time
#33,917
of 42,892
Rank in United States
#7,225
of 8,685
Research works
930
▼ 28% vs 2013–17
Citations
2.2k
2.4 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
4.1%
record average 16.5%
Open access
83%
world 28%

What is Albany Law School known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, over all time, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorks
Social SciencesDomain #8,557 of 16,945 5.9%762
Social SciencesField #7,987 of 10,206 6.1%494
Political Science and International RelationsSubfield #2,248 of 2,376 6.1%173
LawSubfield #869 of 915 6.4%141

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Albany Law School sits in it, in the colour of the band that rank falls in. The track under the rate is the rate itself: it carries no world mark, because the world rate differs by field (from about 6% to 21% in this record).

Field profile

Location quotient across every field it publishes in: outside the ring is more than an institution of this size would be expected to publish, inside it is less.

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.05× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.14× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 0.17× its world share, 0 worksNeuroscienceChemical Engineering: 0.40× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringComputer Science: 0.56× its world share, 3 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 0.24× its world share, 0 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 0.91× its world share, 0 worksEnergyEngineering: 0.15× its world share, 1 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 2.34× its world share, 7 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.20× its world share, 0 worksMaterials ScienceHealth Professions: 1.47× its world share, 2 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.13× its world share, 2 worksMedicineArts and Humanities: 1.02× its world share, 2 worksArts and HumanitiesBusiness, Management and Accounting: 1.42× its world share, 3 worksBusiness, Management…Economics, Econometrics and Finance: 5.46× its world share, 7 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.37× its world share, 1 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 4.14× its world share, 31 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Economics, Econometrics and Finance, 5.5×. Every wedge is a field page.

Who are the top researchers at Albany Law School?

Ranked on the composite score, Paul Finkelman, Edward E. Gordon and David Pratt lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Albany Law School.

  1. 1 Paul Finkelman United States · #44,448 worldwide 150 citations · 84 works
  2. 2 Edward E. Gordon United States · #181,994 worldwide 71 citations · 24 works
  3. 3 David Pratt United States · #430,625 worldwide 25 citations · 23 works
  4. 4 David A. Pratt United States · #785,819 worldwide 1 citations · 23 works
  5. 5 Stephen E. Gottlieb United States · #840,919 worldwide 20 citations · 35 works
  6. 6 Keith H. Hirokawa United States · #945,736 worldwide 2 citations · 16 works
  7. 7 Bennett Liebman United States · #1,169,644 worldwide 5 citations · 35 works
  8. 8 Alexandra R. Harrington United States · #1,262,311 worldwide 11 citations · 46 works
All ranked researchers at Albany Law School

Which keywords describe research at Albany Law School?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Human Rights, Environmental Law, Corporate Governance, Climate Change, Sustainability, Democracy, Civil Rights and Discrimination.

▲ more of its work than of the world’s◆ about the world’s share▼ less than the world’s

Size is fractional works in 2022–2025 in the topics tagged with each word; colour is the word's share of this institution's work against its share of the world's. The 40 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 40 words, with their numbers
  1. Human Rights10▲ 16×14 topics
  2. Climate Change6▲ 3.7×10 topics
  3. Sustainability5▲ 3.3×8 topics
  4. Environmental Law5▲ 38×2 topics
  5. Corporate Governance4▲ 10×6 topics
  6. Civil Rights3▲ 75×3 topics
  7. Democracy3▲ 15×4 topics
  8. Discrimination3▲ 26×3 topics
  9. Greenhouse Gas Emissions3▲ 17×2 topics
  10. Surveillance3▲ 17×3 topics
  11. Sustainable Development3▲ 3.0×3 topics
  12. Transnational Corporations3▲ 187×2 topics
  13. Climate Change Litigation3▲ 344×1 topic
  14. International Law3▲ 14×8 topics
  15. Rights of Nature3▲ 344×1 topic
  16. Property Rights2▲ 63×4 topics
  17. Constitutional Law2▲ 29×2 topics
  18. Equality2▲ 68×2 topics
  19. First Amendment2▲ 887×1 topic
  20. Freedom of Speech2▲ 887×1 topic
  21. Intellectual Property2▲ 34×2 topics
  22. Nationalism2▲ 8.8×4 topics
  23. Privacy2▲ 14×2 topics
  24. Legal Semiotics2▲ 191×1 topic
  25. Visual Jurisprudence2▲ 191×1 topic
  26. Energy Transition2▲ 26×2 topics
  27. Legal Education2▲ 39×1 topic
  28. Policy Dimensions2▲ 473×1 topic
  29. Transnational Law2▲ 333×1 topic
  30. Welfare Rights Advice2▲ 206×1 topic
  31. Global Governance2▲ 14×7 topics
  32. Global Warming2▲ 7.9×3 topics
  33. Migration2▲ 9.6×3 topics
  34. Public Opinion2▲ 26×3 topics
  35. Economic Impacts2▲ 42×1 topic
  36. Neoliberalism2▲ 8.3×2 topics
  37. Policy Instruments2▲ 46×1 topic
  38. Criminal Trials2▲ 231×2 topics
  39. Ethical Issues2▲ 27×2 topics
  40. Privacy Rights2▲ 256×2 topics

Which research topics does Albany Law School publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Environmental law and policy, Law, Rights, and Freedoms, Law in Society and Culture and Legal Education and Practice Innovations.

Environmental law and po…3Environmental law and policy: 3 fractional worksLaw, Rights, and Freedoms2Law, Rights, and Freedoms: 2 fractional worksLaw in Society and Culture2Law in Society and Culture: 2 fractional worksLegal Education and Prac…2Legal Education and Practice Innovations: 2 fractional worksLegal Systems and Judicial Processes: 2 fractional worksClimate Change Policy and Economics: 2 fractional worksAmerican Constitutional …2American Constitutional Law and Politics: 2 fractional worksHousing, Finance, and Neoliberalism: 1 fractional worksClimate Change, Adaptation, Migration: 1 fractional worksCriminal Law and Evidence1Criminal Law and Evidence: 1 fractional works
LawSociology and Political SciencePolitical Science and International RelationsEconomics and Econometrics1 others

Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.

  1. 1 Environmental law and policy Law 3 works
  2. 2 Law, Rights, and Freedoms Sociology and Political Science 2 works
  3. 3 Law in Society and Culture Law 2 works
  4. 4 Legal Education and Practice Innovations Law 2 works
  5. 5 Legal Systems and Judicial Processes Political Science and International Relations 2 works
  6. 6 Climate Change Policy and Economics Economics and Econometrics 2 works
  7. 7 American Constitutional Law and Politics Political Science and International Relations 2 works
  8. 8 Housing, Finance, and Neoliberalism Finance 1 works
  9. 9 Climate Change, Adaptation, Migration Sociology and Political Science 1 works
  10. 10 Criminal Law and Evidence Law 1 works

How open and international is its research?

Against the world’s own shares — the tick on each track. Both are shares of its output, so they sit on one scale and can be read against each other as well as against the world.

openly available83.0%not open17.0%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors3.1%domestic only96.9%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Albany Law School's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 28% lower than in 2013–2017.

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The same series as a ribbon — one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.

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